Background
Outhwaite, Joseph H. was born on December 5, 1841 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Son of George and Harriet (Hodgson) Outhwaite.
Outhwaite, Joseph H. was born on December 5, 1841 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Son of George and Harriet (Hodgson) Outhwaite.
Graduate Zanesville High School, 1861. Read law while teaching grammar school, Columbus, Ohio, 1864-1867.
Admitted to bar, 1867. Practiced in Missouri, 1867-1871. Returned to Columbus, Ohio, 1871.
Prosecuting attorney Franklin Company, O., 1874-1879.
Trustee Children’s Home, 1880-1884. Member Columbus Sinking Fund Commission, 1883-1885.
Member Congress, 1885-1895. Civilian member United States Board Ordnance and Fortification, 1895-1900.
Trustee Ohio State University, 1897.
President Columbus Board Trade, 1900.
Member Columbus Sinking Fund Commission Member Congress, 1885-1895. Member United States Board Ordnance and Fortification, 1895-1900.
Married Ellen R. Peabody, June 8, 1870.